- Title:
- Titian Preparing to make his First Essay in Colouring
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 1923
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Associated concept:
- Paintings And Drawings
- Associated date:
- 1856 - 1857
- Associated person:
- William Dyce
- Credit line:
- Purchased in 1923.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- Overall: 100.5 × 79cm Frame Size: 123.7 × 102.4 × 9cm Weight: 70.5kg - framed
- Material:
- oil on canvas
- Object number:
- ABDAG003211
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1856
- Date - latest:
- 1857
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Fine Art
- Right type:
- Out of copyright - CC0
- Text:
- The lives of the Old Masters was an established category of subject matter in the 19th century. In this painting, we see Titian, the 16th century Venetian artist, as a young boy contemplating a statue of the Madonna and Child. Titian is reported to have discovered colour through experimenting with the juices of crushed flowers. Here, Dyce presents the young artist, with flowers in hand, inspired by nature and spirituality. Although the picture is not historically accurate, the subject can be seen to reflect Dyce's own views on art. As a teacher, an art historian and a practising artist, Dyce attached great importance to colour and the observation of light and nature.
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/2714
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c67c6de5-cf13-37ac-92ef-3f0aa1be139b
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c67c6de5-cf13-37ac-92ef-3f0aa1be139b, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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